The recent tragedy in Paris, France highlights the need to respond quickly when emergencies occur, both internationally and within our own borders. We want to remind all our UC travelers of the importance of registering for the UC Travel Insurance programs. Individuals who are registered for insurance receive numerous benefits, including medical expense coverage, lost document assistance, and 24/7 monitoring of current travel alerts.

The easiest way to register for this insurance is to book your airfare through the Connexxus online booking tool (BCD), available through the Connexxus portal. This system automatically communicates with iJET’s Worldcue system and begins the process of registering your trip for insurance. If you choose not to take advantage of the Connexxus booking tool, you must register your out-of-state or international trip with UC Away. After completing the simple trip information form, your travel insurance registration is transmitted to iJET and a “welcome email” is generated through iJET’s Worldcue system and sent to the traveler.

The Worldcue system notifies UCOP Risk Services about travelers and their itineraries, thus providing critical information to support communications and any necessary emergency services, including security extraction, if necessary. It is of utmost importance to complete your travel profile and contact information in iJET/Worldcue upon receipt of your “welcome email” and also to be well acquainted with the UC travel insurance programs managed by the Office of Risk Services.

iJET provides real time intelligence and travel alerts designed to keep the traveler well informed throughout their trip. Registered UC travelers will receive direct e-mail notices from iJET/Worldcue regarding political unrest, natural disasters, war activities, health warnings, etc.

As a reminder, the University’s travel insurance benefits, designed to protect health, safety and security, are available at no cost to UC employees that travel out of state and out of the country on official UC business. Coverage also extends to spouses, domestic partners and dependents when traveling with University employees as personal travelers.

If you have any questions about how to use the Connexxus booking tool, please contact uctravel@ucop.edu. For questions on how to self-register your trip on with UC Away or other services provided by Risk Services, please contact their support line at (510) 987-9832. Additional travel information is also available on the Central Travel Management website.

We encourage you all to travel safely this holiday season!